Intel Core 2 Duo E6850 vs Intel Pentium E6600

Comparative analysis of Intel Core 2 Duo E6850 and Intel Pentium E6600 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Memory. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

Intel Core 2 Duo E6850

Intel Pentium E6600

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core 2 Duo E6850

Around 2% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 401 vs 392
Around 5% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 702 vs 666

Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	1130 vs 1128
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	401 vs 392
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	702 vs 666

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium E6600

Around 3% higher maximum core temperature: 74.1°C vs 72°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 65 nm
Around 1% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1196 vs 1183

Specifications (specs)
Maximum core temperature	74.1°C vs 72°C
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm vs 65 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1196 vs 1183

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core 2 Duo E6850
CPU 2: Intel Pentium E6600

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1183

1196

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1130

1128

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

401

392

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

702

666

Name	Intel Core 2 Duo E6850	Intel Pentium E6600
PassMark - Single thread mark	1183	1196
PassMark - CPU mark	1130	1128
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	401	392
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	702	666

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core 2 Duo E6850	Intel Pentium E6600
Essentials
Architecture codename	Conroe	Wolfdale
Launch date	Q3'07	January 2010
Place in performance rating	2541	2556
Processor Number	E6850	E6600
Series	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$16
Price now		$100
Value for money (0-100)		5.53
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.00 GHz	3.06 GHz
Bus Speed	1333 MHz FSB	1066 MHz FSB
Die size	143 mm2	82 mm2
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	72°C	74.1°C
Number of cores	2	2
Transistor count	291 million	228 million
VID voltage range	0.8500V-1.5V	0.8500V – 1.3625V
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L2 cache		2048 KB (shared)
Maximum frequency		3.06 GHz
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	PLGA775	LGA775
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	65 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
FSB parity
Idle States
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Memory
Supported memory types		DDR1, DDR2, DDR3